gaufrette
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A thin crispy potato slice with a waffle pattern fried until crunchy
- noun
- /ɡoʊˈfrɛt/
- Specialized
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gaufretta
- I love to dip gaufrettes in my soup for added texture.
Examples
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The crunchy gaufrette chips are a perfect snack for any party.
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For dessert, we served vanilla ice cream topped with a crisp gaufrette.
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Salmon tartar in potato gaufrette over wild mushrooms and fennel salad.
How Crunchy
Surface Forms
gaufrette singular
gaufrettes plural
Etymology
The word gaufrette comes from the French gaufre ('waffle') plus the small ending -ette ('small'), so it literally means 'small waffle'. That's why a gaufrette is a thin, crisp potato slice cut in a waffle or lattice pattern.